Exercise 1
Write the relative clauses in a more formal way using a preposition + whom/which.
1 Yesterday we visited the City Museum, which I’d never been to before.
Yesterday we visited the City Museum, …………………….
2 My brother showed us his new earl which he’s very proud of.
My brother showed us his new earl …………………….
3 This is a picture of our friends Chris and Sam, who we went on holiday with.
This is a picture of our friends Chris and Sam, …………………….
4 The wedding/ which only members of the family were invited t01 took place on Friday.
The wedding, ……………………. , took place on Friday.
Answers
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1 to which I’d never been before.
2 of which he’s very proud
3 with whom we went on holiday
4 to which only members of the family were invited
Exercise 2
Use the information in the first sentence to complete the second sentence. Use all of / most of etc. or the … of+ whom/which.
1 All of Helen’s brothers are married.
Helen has three brothers, …………………….
2 Most of the information we were given was useless.
We were given a lot of information, …………………….
3 None of the ten people who applied for the job was suitable.
Ten people applied for the job I …………………….
4 Kate hardly ever uses one of her computers.
Kate has got two computers, …………………….
5 Mike won £1001000. He gave half of it to his parents.
Mike won £10010001 …………………….
6 Both of Julia’s sisters are lawyers.
Julia has two sisters, …………………….
7 Jane replied to neither of the emails I sent her.
I sent jane two emails, …………………….
8 I went to a party- I knew only a few of the people there.
There were a lot of people at the party, …………………….
9 The sides of the road we drove along were lined with trees.
We drove along the road, the …………………….
10 The aim of the company’s new business plan is to save money.
The company has a new business plan…………………….
Answers
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1 all of whom are married.
2 most of which was useless
3 none of whom was suitable
4 one of which she hardly ever uses
5 half of which he gave to his parents
6 both of whom are lawyers
7 neither of which she replied to
8 only a few of whom I knew
9 (the) sides of which were lined with trees
10 the aim of which is to save money
Exercise 3
Join sentences from the boxes to make new sentences. Use which.
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1 Laura couldn’t come to the party. 2 Jane doesn’t have a phone. 3 Alex has passed his exams. 4 Our flight was delayed. 5 Kate offered to let me stay at her house. 6 The street I live in is very noisy at night. 7 Our car has broken down. |
This was very kind of her. This means we can’t go away tomorrow. This makes it difficult to contact her. This makes it difficult to sleep sometimes. This was a shame. This is good news. This meant we had to wait three hours at the airport. |
1 Laura couldn’t come to the party, …………………….
2 Jane …………………….
3 …………………….
4 …………………….
5 …………………….
6 …………………….
7 …………………….
Answers
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1 Laura couldn’t come to the party, which was a shame.
2 Jane doesn’t have a phone, which makes it difficult to contact her.
3 Alex has passed his exams, which is good news.
4 Our flight was delayed, which meant we had to wait three hours at the airport.
5 Kate offered to let me stay at her house, which was very kind of her.
6 The street I live in is very noisy at night, which makes it difficult to sleep sometimes.
7 Our car has broken down, which means we can’t go away tomorrow.
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